Splendour in the Mud may have dampened some of the splendour at the recent music fest at Byron but a new film, 6 Festivals is sure to rekindle a vicarious enthusiasm for future events and a splendid nostalgia for past ones.
6 FESTIVALS follows Maxie, Summer and James who share a deep bond and love for music. James (Rory Potter) is the entrepreneur of the trio, his sights set on a career as a promoter. Summer (Yasmin Honeychurch) has an incredible singing voice. Maxie (Rasmus King) is the maestro of mischief. When James receives a devastating diagnosis, the friends hurl themselves into a whirlwind of festivals in an attempt to escape reality.
Shot at leading Australian music festivals and locations in Queensland, New South Wales and Canberra through 2020 and 2021, director and co-writer Macario De Souza was inspired to create 6 FESTIVALS from his own personal experience as a touring musician, music fan, surfer and the environment he grew up in.
That verisimilitude shows in every inspiring frame of this film, a superior road movie that should transcend its target audience of festival goers as its narrative appeal goes far beyond that scene. It’s about rites of passage, dealing with loss, support of friends forged over years of shared experience, and the power of music to inspire, bond, sooth, heal and endure.
Featuring a fantastic ensemble cast, especially the star in the making, Rasmus King, 6 FESTIVALS also boasts top Australian acts Dune Rats, G Flip, Bliss n Eso, B Wise, Peking Duk, Ruby Fields, Jerome Farah, Kobie Dee and more – and fantastic footage shot at actual festivals.
6 FESTIVALS RELEASES IN SELECTED CINEMAS ON 11 AUGUST AND COMING SOON EXCLUSIVELY TO PARAMOUNT+